News & Updates

The transition period for the UK leaving the EU has ended. At the 11th hour, the EU and UK struck a trade deal, and this has now been ratified by the UK Parliament. Here are the key points of the agreement. - Read More

HMRC is warning VAT-registered businesses of the new Brexit trading rules which will come into effect when Britain leaves the EU on 31 December 2020. It's important to put new procedures in place now to ensure your business is ready. - Read More

On 6 April 2020, a major new rule comes into effect regarding the speed with which you must report and pay any Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on residential property disposals. - Read More

Employers take note - in April 2020 a large number of significant new rules are coming into effect regarding workers' rights. Make sure you're prepared! - Read More

Several key changes to business rates have now been confirmed by the Treasury, including a ‘Happy hour for pubs’ as they benefit from a £1,000 discount. - Read More

The Government has announced that it will be increasing official minimum wage rates from the start of April 2020. Good news for workers, but it piles more pressure on businesses. - Read More

In the run up to the General Election on 12 December 2019, we take a look at the main parties' key proposals for changes to the tax law. - Read More

No one can deny these are uncertain times! Brexit is still an enigma, and the date of the next Budget is up in the air. Here are some key changes to watch out and plan for. - Read More

If you’re an employer, then from April 2020 you will have new rules to follow when calculating your employees’ holiday pay, designed to strengthen workers' rights. - Read More

The Office of Tax Simplification has released two surveys, one for landlords and one for small business owners, to establish if you want to know your tax liabilities. - Read More

HMRC was planning to introduce a VAT domestic reverse charge for building services from October 2019, but has now announced there will be a 12 month delay - Read More

'Open Banking’, designed to give you more control of your banking data, is coming into effect from September 2019, and it will change your business bank feeds from Xero and Quickbooks. - Read More

If you let out or sell a property, there are a couple of tax relief updates and changes due to take place which you should be aware of. - Read More

As the 2018/19 tax year draws to a close, make sure you've considered all the allowances available in order to optimise your tax planning. - Read More

Despite all the uncertainty surrounding Brexit, the clock is still ticking to 1 April 2019, when MTD for VAT comes into force and businesses will have to change the way they submit VAT. Here's how to make sure you're ready. - Read More